<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
>Features</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.41"><LINK
REL="HOME"
TITLE="cole Library Reference Manual"
HREF="index.html"><LINK
REL="UP"
TITLE="Introduction"
HREF="introduction.html"><LINK
REL="PREVIOUS"
TITLE="Introduction"
HREF="introduction.html"><LINK
REL="NEXT"
TITLE="Requirements to compile"
HREF="requirements-to-compile.html"></HEAD
><BODY
><DIV
CLASS="NAVHEADER"
><TABLE
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
CELLPADDING="0"
CELLSPACING="0"
><TR
><TH
COLSPAN="3"
ALIGN="center"
>cole Library Reference Manual</TH
></TR
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="10%"
ALIGN="left"
VALIGN="bottom"
><A
HREF="introduction.html"
>Prev</A
></TD
><TD
WIDTH="80%"
ALIGN="center"
VALIGN="bottom"
>Chapter 1. Introduction</TD
><TD
WIDTH="10%"
ALIGN="right"
VALIGN="bottom"
><A
HREF="requirements-to-compile.html"
>Next</A
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="FEATURES"
>Features</A
></H1
><P
>cole 2.x release series:</P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>			Can open Structured Storage files generated with programs from Microsoft, StarDivision and FlashPix.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Is written in C, for better performance.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Should compile in UNIX-like systems with ANSI C libraries and a ANSI C compiler.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Has a new good-looking API, modelled after ANSI C <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>stdio.h</TT
> routines.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Uses standard automake, autoconf and libtool generated files.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Provides a standard <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>configure</TT
> script.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Builds shared (dynamic) libraries if the plattform and libtool support it.
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Provides standard targets in the Makefile (ie. <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>install</B
></TT
>, <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>clean</B
></TT
>, etc).
		</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>			Can use (thanks to the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>configure</TT
> script) plattform dependent system calls for better performance.
		</P
></LI
></UL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
><HR
ALIGN="LEFT"
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
CELLPADDING="0"
CELLSPACING="0"
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="left"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="introduction.html"
>Prev</A
></TD
><TD
WIDTH="34%"
ALIGN="center"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="index.html"
>Home</A
></TD
><TD
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="right"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="requirements-to-compile.html"
>Next</A
></TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="left"
VALIGN="top"
>Introduction</TD
><TD
WIDTH="34%"
ALIGN="center"
VALIGN="top"
><A
HREF="introduction.html"
>Up</A
></TD
><TD
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="right"
VALIGN="top"
>Requirements to compile</TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
></BODY
></HTML
>